Justintoxicated Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 I really liked it at first, made a world of difference with my +2 swingarm. But a year later and the shock needs to be rebuilt again. I really didn't even ride it THAT much since I don't do any riding in the summer at all, and most of this year I have not been able to jump due to a problem with front arm compatability. It definately has less than 20 dune trips on it. I have the dampening maxed out right now it won't stiffen up at all. Every trip I went out it would get softer and softer untill it felt compleatly sloppy. I just talked to TCS and they tell me they need to be rebuilt every 6 months and that I need to come up with another 100. They say it is normal wear and tear. I have other friends who have not had to rebuild their rears after revalve/respring in years! $200 a year in rebuilds (meaning time down) seems a bit excessive. I swear every trip it got softer and softer I had to re-adjust it. Is this going to be true no matter who valves my shock? I won't be sending it back to TCS for sure now, but might consider switching to an elka rear if it will last longer than a season. Anyone else have any experiences with rebuilt shocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallrat Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 I gotta talk to Blaine anyway. I'll ask him about the longevity on his rear TCS. I agree that rebuilding every 6 months is B.S. I can see doing that to maintain peak shock performance, but having a useless shock every 6 months is crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNBRAD Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Have you stepped on the scales lately? J/K. Did you upgrade the spring with the revalve? May need a heavier spring to get more longevity out of the valve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justintoxicated Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 RNBRAD, I hade everything done at one time. Ya I checked my weight, and I'm within 5 lbs of what I was last season. Although probably not as much muscle weight thanks to the desk job lol. I eve figured in a couple extra lbs for the battery since it is under where I sit. I had it valved for 190 and I'm 180 +5 still under 190 lbs... The preload and rebound are still fine but the dampening seems way off. Like I said I have it adjusted Stiff as possible. I tried other settings and it is not as comfortable and bottems out often. I can still bottem it out, after this season (couple more trips hopefully) It will be in dire need of a rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squish Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 call shane. Look below for # Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNEDEMON Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Justin, Todd is very busy as usual, if he can not help you out get in touch with Joe at http://www.atvsuspensiontech.com tell him I sent you, explain your issue and see what he / they can do for you. Joe is TCS's single largest distributor and has the ability to make things happen. And yes your shock need to be serviced once a season MINIMUM. Let me know if there is anything I can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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